Etymology

Foulsham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0324). Full definition →

Old English fugol
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromfugol“bird”
  2. English todayFoulsham

From Old English fugol (“bird”) + -s- + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfugol all →

fowlFulmer

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